On March 19, a panel of federal judges finally ended the bitter fight between the state’s Democratic and Republican leaders over new congressional lines.
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3/29/12
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The owner of a local cab company is claiming that the city reneged on an unwritten agreement that gave his taxis exclusive access to the west side of the Long Island Rail Road station on Park …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/29/12
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Sometime beginning in the late 1960s and to a greater extent every decade since, people turned from a confidence in absolute truths to a feeling that anyone’s beliefs and views were just as true as anyone else’s.
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2/23/12
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Whether due to a fear of on-field consequences or simply their professionalism, the Giants kept the showboating to a minimum during the Super Bowl.
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2/16/12
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2012 will be a challenging year for any columnist who takes his or her job seriously.
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1/12/12
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“It’s a new year and a new day,” Fran Adelson said during her induction speech, shortly before she was unanimously voted City Council president on Sunday. “I am very grateful … I …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/2/12
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Following a nationwide search and months of speculation, the members of the soon-to-be Democratic City Council majority announced on Tuesday that they have tapped Jack Schnirman, a former Chief …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/20/11
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Economic strength comes from a functional democracy. But when that democracy fails to act in the best interests of the people, we can expect chaos. Look at Western Europe — Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
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12/1/11
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Kevan Abrahams was recently elected by the Nassau County Democratic Comittie to head the Democratic Caucus in the County Legislature. Abrahams, 37, has been the legislator in the 1st District since 2002, serving Baldwin, Hempstead, Roosevelt and Uniondale. When he was first elected, he was the youngest legislator in the history of Nassau County; now he will become the first African American in county history to lead a major party.
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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